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On Air zooms in on screen culture, mass media at Surrey Art Gallery, opening January 22

On Air zooms in on screen culture, mass media at Surrey Art Gallery, opening January 22

Visitors can pull a lever on a slot machine-like installation by late media artist Nancy Paterson that pulls up hundreds of random images from TV clips

ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonJanuary 13, 2022Surrey Art Gallery

LION LION and MAYDAY bring the inspired art of movement from Montréal to the PuSh Festival

LION LION and MAYDAY bring the inspired art of movement from Montréal to the PuSh Festival

Bold and interdiciplinary Se Prendre and La Goddam Voie Lactée show the circus and dance influences of two standout women artists

FESTS, DANCEJanet SmithJanuary 12, 2022PuSh Festival

South African dance company Via Katlehong and Soweto-born choreographer Gregory Maqoma explore corruption, hope in Digidance presentation of Via Kanana

South African dance company Via Katlehong and Soweto-born choreographer Gregory Maqoma explore corruption, hope in Digidance presentation of Via Kanana

The North American premiere of the digital broadcast begins streaming during Black History Month

DANCEGail JohnsonJanuary 12, 2022Digidance, DanceHouse, DANCEHOUSE

Shakespeare's First Folio from 1623 opens on Macbeth, on view at the Vancouver Art Gallery

Shakespeare's First Folio from 1623 opens on Macbeth, on view at the Vancouver Art Gallery

A firsthand preview of the exhibit centred around the extremely rare book acquired by UBC Library

BOOKS, ART & DESIGNJanet SmithJanuary 12, 2022Vancouver Art Gallery, UBC, Homepage feature

Black Arts Vancouver co-founder Chase Keetley kicks off Sankofa Artist Talks at MOA, January 22

Black Arts Vancouver co-founder Chase Keetley kicks off Sankofa Artist Talks at MOA, January 22

Joining the multidisciplinary African-Canadian artist is Chantal Gibson, who will read from her two recent books of poetry

ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonJanuary 12, 2022MOA, Museum of Anthropology, Black Art Society, Chantal Gibson, Chase Keetley, Black

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra performs Chopin, Fauré & Bologne

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra performs Chopin, Fauré & Bologne

The concert features award-winning Canadian Chopin specialist Charles Richard-Hamelin

MUSICJanet SmithJanuary 11, 2022Partner Content, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

Lynne Ramsay's dark, agonizing poetry celebrated at The Cinematheque, to February 4

Lynne Ramsay's dark, agonizing poetry celebrated at The Cinematheque, to February 4

With films like We Need to Talk About Kevin and You Were Never Really Here, the Scottish director is one of the most exciting voices in contemporary cinema

SCREEN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithJanuary 11, 2022The Cinematheque

The Cull, a biting new Arts Club Theatre Company audio play, now streaming

The Cull, a biting new Arts Club Theatre Company audio play, now streaming

One of Arts Club’s Silver Commissions, it’s part of the organization’s 2021-22 Listen to This: Audio Play Series

THEATREJanet SmithJanuary 11, 2022Partner Content, Arts Club

Indigenous cuisine, culture on the table at Dine Out Vancouver Festival 2022

Indigenous cuisine, culture on the table at Dine Out Vancouver Festival 2022

Salmon n’ Bannock hosts a groundbreaking new dining series with leading First Nations chefs from across Canada

FESTS, CULINARYGail JohnsonJanuary 11, 2022Dine Out Vancouver Festival, Indigenous, Indigenous food, Indigenous cuisine, Salmon n' Bannock, Inez Cook

Alexis Fletcher blends dance, poetry, and projections in meditation on memory and mortality

Alexis Fletcher blends dance, poetry, and projections in meditation on memory and mortality

In assemble, a broken sail and layered coats are just some of the metaphorical imagery

DANCEJanet SmithJanuary 10, 2022Ballet BC, Alexis Fletcher, Dance Centre, Belle Spirale Dance Projects

VSO changes its tunes in response to latest COVID wave

VSO changes its tunes in response to latest COVID wave

Steven Page concert rescheduled to spring; new programming in January to increase physical distancing on-stage

MUSIC, NEWSGail JohnsonJanuary 10, 2022Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, VSO, Steven Page, COVID-19, COVID

Tickets now on sale for a fully online Vancouver Short Film Festival, January 28 to February 6

Tickets now on sale for a fully online Vancouver Short Film Festival, January 28 to February 6

This year’s 51 entries range from artistic documentaries to quarantine comedies and the genre-based “After Dark” series

SCREENStir VancouverJanuary 10, 2022Partner Content, VSFF, Vancouver Short Film Festival

Stir Q&A: C.R. Avery’s debut feature film is a bohemian love letter to East Van

Stir Q&A: C.R. Avery’s debut feature film is a bohemian love letter to East Van

The multidisciplinary artist releases Victory on East Hastings, accompanies premiere screening live with C.R. Avery Orchestra

MUSIC, SCREENGail JohnsonJanuary 10, 2022CR Avery, The Rio Theatre, East Vancouver

Sook-Yin Lee hosts online conversation Women in Punk, January 15

Sook-Yin Lee hosts online conversation Women in Punk, January 15

The Polygon Gallery’s OG Punk exhibition inspired the free chat

WHAT'S STIRRING, MUSICGail JohnsonJanuary 9, 2022the Polygon, punk, Sook-Yin Lee, Dina Goldstein

Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 cinematic trips to take at Italian Film Week, January 7 to 13 at VIFF Centre

Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 cinematic trips to take at Italian Film Week, January 7 to 13 at VIFF Centre

The King of Laughter, The Hand of God, and more journey from old Naples to golden-lit Rome

SCREEN, FESTSStir VancouverJanuary 7, 2022Italian, Italian Film Festival

Helen Walkley's John delves into the disappearance of her brother more than 50 years ago

Helen Walkley's John delves into the disappearance of her brother more than 50 years ago

A collection of letters helped inspire the dance-theatre duet for Josh Martin and Billy Marchenski

DANCEJanet SmithJanuary 7, 2022FIREHALL, Firehall Arts Centre, Helen Walkley, Billy Marchenski, Josh Martin

A Tomorrow: Shane Koyczan releases new poem on video to give us all hope

A Tomorrow: Shane Koyczan releases new poem on video to give us all hope

The acclaimed spoken-word artist’s work speaks to a time when the pandemic is in our rear-view mirror

NEWS, READGail JohnsonJanuary 7, 2022Shane Koyczan, spoken word

TNT returns to Audain Art Museum, launches new series with Levi Nelson, January 11

TNT returns to Audain Art Museum, launches new series with Levi Nelson, January 11

Tuesday Night Talks’ season 3 premiere takes viewers to the Whistler gallery and to the New York-based Lil’wat Nation artist’s home

WHAT'S STIRRING, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonJanuary 6, 2022Audain Art Museum, Levi Nelson, Whistler, Curtis Collins

New musical audio play has frank conversations about queerness, motherhood, relationships, and more

New musical audio play has frank conversations about queerness, motherhood, relationships, and more

Queer local artists star in the frank theatre company’s adaption of Catherine Hernandez’s I Cannot Lie to the Stars That Made Me

THEATREGail JohnsonJanuary 6, 2022Fay Nass, the frank theatre company, queer

Here we go again: Vancouver performing arts forced to pivot and postpone in face of Omicron restrictions

Here we go again: Vancouver performing arts forced to pivot and postpone in face of Omicron restrictions

While some organizations are persevering with 50-percent capacity, others are putting shows off until spring

NEWS, THEATRE, FESTS, DANCEJanet SmithJanuary 5, 2022Arts Club Theatre, PuSh Festival, Massey Theatre, COVID-19, Homepage feature